Hair clip



P 1948. F. c. GHISLETTA 2,449,845

HAIR CLIP Filed Feb. 2 4, 1947 Patented Sept. 21 1948 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE HAIR CLIP Franklin 0. Ghisletta, Patterson, Calif.

Application February 24, 1947, Serial No. 730,590

2 Claims. 1

My invention relates to a small device for dressing hair in tresses on awomans head in order to hold the hairs together during and after ess Themain object of this invention is to provide a clip 'of this kind which,when in use, will have a firm grip on the hair, so as not to fall offlike ordinary hair pins, but remain in position on the head after thehair has been arranged by the wearer herself or by a hair dresser.

This hair clip can be manufactured at low costs from flexible material.

One embodiment of this invention is illustrated in the drawing whereinlike numerals denote the same details in the different views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hair clip in closed position;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the clip open; and

Figure 3 is a plan view of the clip closed.

This clip consists of a base member I0, and a top member or shank II,made in one piece of metal wire joined together to form a rounded headI2 which provides a hinge connection between the two members Ill and II.The top member or shank II is straight at the first one third portion I3thereof, which is situated nearestthe head I2. The middle portion I4 iscorrugated in a vertical plane while its end I 5 again is straightterminating with a short upturned nose portion IS.

The base member If! has also a straight portion I1 of about the samelength as portion I3. The remainder of the base member is split ordivided into a right and a left arm I8 and I9 which are flattened andpreferably knurled to form finger grips. The remainder of the basemember constitutes a loop 20, the left side of which is bent inwardly orkinked at 2| to form a catch for holding the nose of the top shank II Inits open position, as seen in full lines of Figure 2, the hair clip isready for application. By taking hold of the instrument between thethumb and the second finger, pressing slightly on the fiat arms I8 andI9, while the shank II is raised up between the thumb and first fingerby an upward pull on the first finger, a lock of hair is entered in thegap between the shank II and the base Ill, care being taken that thehair is well spread out flat under the undulated or corrugated portionI4. Thereupon pressure is applied by the fore finger on shank II untilthe nose it is stopped by the loop 20 as shown in dotted lines, Figure2, and lastly the nose I6 is pushed sideways under the kink 2|, therebylocking the shank and base together over the enclosed hair see Figure 1.The corrugations l4 on the shank I I will then prevent any hair fromslipping in the hair grip.

The fact that the nose It points upwardly and the loop 20 pointsdownwardly, aids in entering the hair cli-p amongst the hair andfacilitates its application.

It is to be understood that the invention as herein disclosed may bevaried from the details described and shown without departure from thespirit of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A hair clip adapted for holding tresses of hair in order afterdressing, comprising a long shank and a long base made of spring wireforming a unit with a connecting head holding said shank and base apart,the shank at its free end terminating in an upturned nose, said basebeing divided at approximately midway of its ends into a long two armedloop, and means at the outer end of the two armed loop forming a keeperfor engagement by said nose to secure said shank in closed position.

2. A hair clip of the character described in claim 1 wherein the saidkeeper engaged by the shank nose consists of a kinked portion at thefree end of said loop.

FRANKLIN C. GHISLETTA.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name I Date 906,575 Tarnow Dec. 15, 19081,624,514 Smith Apr, 12, 1927 2,337,782 Taffae Dec. 28, 1943

